Manchester United have been scouting Benfica duo Joao Neves and Antonio Silva for months, however neither deal might be straightforward to get finished this summer time as each gamers are more likely to be very costly, in line with transfer news skilled Fabrizio Romano.
The 2 Portuguese abilities have shone brightly at Benfica, establishing themselves as two of the most important prospects in Europe, and it appears inevitable that they’re going to be the newest large names to go away Benfica for a high membership.
We’ve typically seen Benfica promote their stars, with not less than one often leaving every summer time, and Romano has spoken solely to CaughtOffside for his newest Day by day Briefing column to debate the newest on Neves and Silva amid curiosity from Man Utd.
It appears the Pink Devils have been monitoring each gamers for a while now, however it’s clearly not going to be straightforward to get them out of Benfica with out paying large cash, so it stays to be seen which participant might be seen as a precedence, and which one could be barely simpler to barter for.
Fabrizio Romano’s replace on Joao Neves and Antonio Silva
Responding to the newest hypothesis on Neves, Silva, and United, Romano stated: “I’m additionally conscious of recent reviews on United and Benfica duo Joao Neves and Antonio Silva. Man United have scouted each gamers for months however we also needs to do not forget that that each are going to be very costly. To this point, there have been no official bids for Neves or Silva but however it’s going to be actually open in the summertime.
“Stories in Portugal say that Silva is extra more likely to be Benfica’s large sale, somewhat than Neves, however my understanding is that it’s open and depends upon the proposals that are available in.”
MUFC followers will little question hope their new-look board and recruitment staff can see them do effectively in switch races like this one, as they’ve so typically over-spent on flop signings whereas their rivals have been capable of snap up high abilities like this earlier than they hit their peak years.
